Western State Normal School on Normal Hill from Davis Street

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Notes:

Photograph of the Administration Building with the classroom and gymnasium addition on the top of Prospect Hill. Designed by Battle Creek architect, Ernest W. Arnold, the Administration Building was completed and occupied in 1905. The Classroom and Gymnasium wing was added in 1908. They were later known as East Hall. Shown are the tennis courts and the Normal Railroad (or Trolley). The Trolley, a two-track cable car system, was built in 1908 and remained in use until 1949.

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Collection:

Western Michigan University Archives Photograph Collection

Place:

Kalamazoo (Mich.)

Subject Topic:

Western Michigan University--Buildings, Universities and colleges--Michigan--Kalamazoo--History, and porticoes

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This material is protected by copyright. Copyright held by Western Michigan University, all rights reserved. For additional information, please contact the Western Michigan University Archives, Kalamazoo, MI 49008.

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